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Shaco with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Shaco and Xin Zhao

based on 1,609 Shaco with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Shaco has gone into battle with Xin Zhao in 1609 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Shaco play with Xin Zhao. It is very rare for Shaco to play with Xin Zhao as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 1.2% of games with Shaco.

Shaco Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Shaco has done a average job of playing alongside Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Shaco when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shaco vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameYoumuu's GhostbladeBloodsongOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
11
R
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E
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Shaco and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Shaco with Xin Zhao

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Advice to Understand How Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Shaco Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Xin Zhao Image
6
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
8.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
49
< Minions Killed >
36
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
5,409
< Physical Damage >
7,494
13,286
< Magic Damage >
10,083
1,320
< True Damage >
1,612
20,015
< Damage Dealt >
19,190
21,663
< Damage Taken >
26,161
10,404
< Gold Earned >
11,449
1.24
< Towers >
1.14
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
3,827
< Total Healing >
8,932
11,781
< Experience >
13,152
47
< Vision Score >
31
19
< Wards Placed >
10
425
< Time Dealing CC >
600

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Shaco in LoL

The Shaco Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Shaco sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xin Zhao helps Shaco perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shaco plays on the same team as Xin Zhao, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Xin Zhao helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Shaco is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xin Zhao. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xin Zhao.

Moreover, when Shaco plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, he typically receives much less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Shaco during team fights.

Synergies between Shaco and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shaco
Xin Zhao

Is Shaco better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no top champion pairing for Shaco that will always be his top ally. Yet, overall, Xin Zhao is a very typical companion for Shaco. By being on the same team as Shaco, he raises their win rate by 0.6% to 50.0%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Shaco and Xin Zhao that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Shaco. That means Shaco players don't need to be careful when arranging Xin Zhao comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Shaco players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Shaco and Xin Zhao together, you will not be granting your team much crowd control. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Xin Zhao ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shaco and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,609 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Shaco with Xin Zhao comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Shaco and Xin Zhao synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Imperial Mandate, and Liandry's Torment. When Shaco included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Xin Zhao than with many other common builds. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Shaco and Xin Zhao cooperations tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match with data with both champs.